New York man in custody after police chase

A New York man is in police custody after a chase from Duryea to Taylor, police said.

At 9:09 a.m., Duryea police were pursuing a vehicle for a traffic violation. The vehicle crossed the county line into Old Forge, Taylor Officer Stephen Derenick said. Old Forge police then also began pursuit and followed the vehicle through Old Forge and into Taylor, where the driver started picking up speed, Derenick said.

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation crews were working on Main Street in Taylor, where police forced the vehicle into stopped traffic, he said. Police cars from Taylor and Old Forge boxed him in.

Officers gave numerous orders to surrender, but the man did not cooperate, Derenick said.

Officers used Tasers on the man three times to no effect. The man stiffened up and plucked the Taser probes out of his body, he said. It took a fourth Taser hit to get him out of the vehicle.

During the struggle to remove the man, three officers received minor injuries, he said. One Old Forge officer suffered a hand injury, a Taylor officer received a shoulder injury and another Taylor officer received a knee injury. Their names were not immediately available.

The suspect also received minor injuries during the struggle, he said.

The man is in custody at Taylor police headquarters. Police are not yet releasing his name and charges are pending.

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